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UNITED STATES ROY W. ANSELM, KANSAS CITY,-MISSOURI.

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Applicationfiled February 26, 1925. Serial No. 11,679.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROY 1V. ANSELM, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Shining Foot Rests, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe shining foot rests. It is well adapted for use at shoe shining stands, by porters on sleeping cars, or in the home, or barber shops.

One object of my invention is 'to'provide a novel shoe shining rest of the kind described, which is simple, cheap, durable, not liable to get out of order, and which will firmly hold a shoe during the cleaning or shining operation, while on the foot or when removedtherefrom, thus relieving a patron from the necessity of having to hold his foot from moving on the rest during the shining operation. A further object'of my invention is to provide novel means for engaging the sole alone, soas not to interfere with the shining of any portion of the shoe, excepting at two opposite places at opposite edges of the sole, which is usually just blackened after the shining'of the shoe has been completed.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a device of the kind described, which is adaptable to soles of different widths, and having different angles at the edges, and whichis quickly attached or detached from the shoe, and does not inconvenience the wearer of the shoe.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which il-' lustrates the preferred embodiment of my invention, 7

Fig. 1 is a sile elevation, partly broken away, of my improved shoe shining rest.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top View of the same.

Fig. 4 is a top view, enlarged, of one of the soleholding members and parts connected therewith.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

, The shoe shining rest may have the usual pedestal comprising a base 1 having a socket 2 provided at one side with an inclined surface 3 adapted to have fitted against it an inclined side 4 of a standard 5, the lower end of which is removably fitted in the socket 2. lVhenthe standard 5 is attached to a barbers chair, the base may be dis pensed with.

The standard 5 may have the usual means for supporting a shoe, comprising two arms 6 and 7, the upper ends of which are respectively provided with fiat extensions 8 and 9 adaptedto respectively support the heel and sole, 10 and 11, ofv a shoe, which is to be shined. Intermediate of the arms'6 and 7, the standard 5 is provided with an intermediate vertical arm 12 having in its upper end a vertical .slot 13. i A vertically I adjustable member, which may be a sleeve member 14 is slidably mounted on the arm 12. Atone side near its lower end are two ears 15, between and to which by a horizontal pin 1-6 is pivoted the lower end of a member 17, which may be swung on the pin 16 toward and from the sole clamping or holdingpositioir Respectively mounted on the members 14 1 and 17 are means for engaging and holding opposite edges of the sole 11 of a shoe. Such means may comprlse two channel sole holdmg members 18 and 19, which are respective'ly pivoted by avertical pin 20, and a screw 21 to the upper ends of the members 14 and 17. By having the members 18 and 19 pivoted on their supports, they maybe swung thereonso as to fit soles having different angled edges. To limit the swing of the members they are respectively pro vided with slots 22 through which'respectively extend pins 23, respectivelyfastened to the members 14 and 17.

A threaded bolt 24 has at one end an eye 25, Fig. 2, which is mounted in a slot 26 in the member 17, to which the bolt is pivoted by a-horizontal pin 26 in the member 17. Thebolt 24 extends through the slot 13 and through two oppositely. disposed holes 27 in the sleeve member 14. A nut 28 is mounted on the bolt 24 and is adapted'to bear against the side of the sleeve member 14, which is distant from the member 17 At the opposite side of the sleeve member 14 and bearing against it is a washer 29 mount-' ed on the bolt 24 and against which bears one end of a coilspringBO, which encircles the bolt-24 and which bears at its other end against the member 17. The tension of the spring normally forces the member 17 antomatically away from the sole holding position, so that the sole may be inserted in or removed from engagement with the sole holding members 18 and 19.

In the operation of my invention, the nut 28 is turned so as to permit the spring 30 to force the holding member 19 to the sole receiving position. After the foot has been placed on the rest with the heel and sole resting respectively on the extensions 8 and 9, the sleeve member 14; is slid upwardly to a position in which the adjacent edge of the sole 11 will enter the channel of the member 18. The nut 28 is then turned so as to pull the bolt 2e and member 17, against the pressure of the spring 30, to a position in which the opposite edge of the sole will enter the channel of the sole holding member 19. By tightening the nut 28, the members 18 and 19 will tightly grip the sole 11, and will hold the shoe from moving on the supports 8 and .9. The patron will thus be relieved from the necessity of holding his foot from moving during the shining operation.

The holding members 18 and 19 will not interfere with the shining of the shoe, e2:- cepting at the two opposite edges of the sole covered by said members, and the edges of the sole are usually only blacked after the rest of the shoe has been shined.

After the shoe has been shined, the nut 28 is turned as before described to permit the spring 30 to force the member 17 to the open position. The pressure of the washer 29 and nut 28, when the latter is tightened, compresses the sleeve member 1 L sufficiently to hold it tightly in the holding position. VJhen the nut 28 is released, the sleeve mem ber 1 may he slid downwardly on the arm 12 to permit the blacking of the edges of the sole 11.

My invention is well adapted to be used by a porter in a hotel or sleeping car for holding shoes during the shining thereof. It is equally adaptable for such use in the home. hen used in barber shops, it may be attached in any suitable manner, not shown, to a barbers chair.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as many modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Vhat I claim is 1. A shoe shining rest comprising a shoe supporting member, two members vertically adjustable thereon and toward and from each other, two sole holding members respectively pivoted on substantially vertical axes on said members respectively, and means for releasably holding said vertically adjustable members in the position to which they are adjusted.

2. Aishoe shining rest comprising a standard having shoe supporting means, and having in its upper end a vertical slot, a sleeve member vertically slidable on said standard, a member pivoted to said sleeve member so as to swing toward and from the sole holding position, two sole engaging and holding members carried by said sleeve member and :aid pivoted member respectively and adapted to respectively engage opposite edges of a sole of a shoe mounted on said supporting ineans,a bolt pivoted. to said pivoted memher and extending through and vertically movable in said slot and exending through said sleeve, a nut mounted on said bolt at one side of and adapted to bear against one side of said sleeve member, and a spring adapted to bear against the other side of the sleeve member and against said pivoted member for forcing the latter from the sole holding position.

A shoe shining rest comprising a standard having shoe supporing means and having a vertical slot terminating at the upper endo't the standard, a sleeve member slidable vertically on said standard, two sole engaging members one of which is carried by said sleeve member, a member pivoted to the sleeve member and carrying the other sole engaging member, a bolt extending through and vertically slidable in said slot and fastened to said pivoted member and extend ing through said sleeve, a nut mounted on said bolt and bea 'ing against the side of the sleeve distant from said pivoted member, and a spring between and bearing against the other side or said sleeve member and against the pivoted member for forcing the latter from the sole holding position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ROY 'lV. ANSELM. 

